Fourth Estate

Before the time of the Crusades the Christians that lived had no arguments with the Muslims. Before the year 1200, 9 out of 10 people living in Europe were peasant farmers who had barely anything to live on (Biel). This meant that many of the people living in Crusading time were poor and had nothing. They didn’t have anything, but these men still went on the crusades. The royal people had all the wealth. However the noblemen and noble classes did not build their castles for luxury but more for…

In 1095, Pope Urban II called for a crusade to fight for the Holy Land of Jerusalem. Before the Crusades began, Alexius I Komnenos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, asked Pope Urban II for help to fight against the Seljuq Turks. The Seljuq Turks had previously taken all of Asia Minor from him. At the council of Clermont, Pope Urban II confronted a decently sized crowd and promoted the idea of everyone going over to recover Palestine by assisting the Greeks defeat the Muslims. The response was…

The Crusades By: Kelli Floyd The Crusades had a massive impact on the development of Western civilization. The interaction between Christian Europe and the Muslims had many benefits to Europe. On the flipside, its interaction with Christianity had very negative impact on Islamic culture. An argument can be made to say that the Crusades may have caused Islam to enter into a downward spiral from which it still has not been able to recover. How Islam Benefited Europe Although the Crusades turned…

vowel combinations, irregular words and multisyllabic words. His overall foundation of sight word recognition is also limited. He is familiar with many first and second grade sight words and knows some third grade words, but struggles to recall many fourth grade level sight words. When presented with unfamiliar words in a text, Angel will attempt to decode the words using phonics. If the sounds that he puts together don’t make sense to him, he will often substitute the unfamiliar word with a…

For EDA 6503 The Principalship, the final course of the Educational Leadership program, I worked closely with Patricia Carson, principal at Mandarin Oaks Elementary School in Jacksonville, FL, to complete my practicum experiences. Ms. Carson has been a school principal for 22 years and the principal of Mandarin Oaks for the last 14 years. According to Ms. Carson, the job of a principal has changed immensely in the last 10 years, and it is more important than ever to keep up with current…

Group Observation and Reaction Paper: Kids Incorporated In-Service Meeting In this essay I will give my reactions to a group meeting that I attended using the Group Work Theory. I will focus on the small sub group that was formed that I observed. For that I will review the strengths of the leader of the meeting, skills that were used in the group setting, and what stage I felt the group was in. I will also cover cultural and ethical issues that occurred in the meeting. Finally, I will review the…

duels the Muslim army received reinforcements allowing Saad to order an unsuccessful attack against the Persian defenders. On the third day, Rostam ordered a Persian attack which was repulsed leading to heavy causalities on both sides. Similarly the fourth day culminated in an unsuccessful Muslim attack upon the Persian position in an attempt to conclude the conflict. While the final day of the battle took place largely in the midst of a large sandstorm during which Rostam was killed and the…

THE FIRST CRUSADE The First Crusade was called in November 1095 by Pope Urban II at the town of Clermont in central France. The pope made a proposal: 'Whoever for devotion alone, but not to gain honor or money, goes to Jerusalem to liberate the Church of God can substitute this journey for all penance.' This appeal was the combination of a number of contemporary trends along with the inspiration of Urban himself, who added particular innovations to the mix. For several decades Christians had…

I hit him. “Sophie that was uncalled for! You are staying inside today for recess and we are going to need to talk!” Ms. Thoen yelled. ‘Great, I was going to have to miss recess for this!’ I yelled in my head. Missing recess was a big deal in a fourth grader's mind. It was the perfect time to let all your energy out. When the bell dismissed the rest of the class to recess, I stood up, collected my lunch and took the dreadful walk down to Ms. Thoens classroom. I was walking as slow as a sloth,…

The Crusades were holy wars fought between Christians in Europe and Muslims in the Middle East. The key goal of the wars was to take control of Jerusalem and away from the Muslims, but there were other reasons why European knights and other people wanted to fight. The causes of the crusades were that Pope Urban II called for a holy crusade after the Byzantine Empire’s emperor asked him for help in regaining land for the Christians who lost the battle of Manzikert against the turks who were…